The 1500 Hour Part 2
The 1500 hour has arrived
And with my egress from the bus I'd said goodbye
To a school I'd managed to survive.
Now I'm at a home that's a potential landmine
Now you know from Part 1 the regimentation
But what you do not know is the isolation
My parents will fault anyone my age who lives nearby
Everyone else in the neighborhood is in elementary or junior high
When I have time to myself some days,
After I do dishes and homework, I listen to the children play
Wishing I was younger; wondering why the hell
This is my fate in a makeshift cell
I might as well be a ghost like the phantom hitchhiker in Massachusetts.
At least that way, to my parents I'm not a nuisance.
Maybe my father is right; maybe I am dreadfully gawky
To where other teenagers see me and want to run to Milwaukee.
I must prove him wrong; somehow I must.
Because if he's right, then the first prayer after my birth should have been "ashes to ashes dust to dust".
And no, neither parent cares how I feel
They only care about me obeying their every will,
And my virility
Even if it replaces authenticity.
The weekday shutdown is in effect
By the time the 1500 hour's long hand is erect
Enjoy your life; I'll see you the next weekday
In school, the other phase of my egregious estate.